Magic

Martin McKenzie-Murray

Summer 2017

Of HIV/AIDS, heroes and memory

I am ten and my blood is corrupted. Like Magic Johnson, I am dying of AIDS. Unlike Magic, no-one knows. I drink from the kitchen tap directly, touching only the stream, so as not to contaminate the glasses. I do this when no-one is looking. I am furtive, dangerous.

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